AdviceToAYoungManRemember,myson,youhavetowork.Whetheryouhandleapickorapen,awheel-barroworasetofbooks,diggingditchesoreditingapaper,ringinganauctionbellorwritingfunnythings,youmustwork.Ifyoulookaroundyouwillseethemenwhoarethemostabletolivetherestoftheirdayswithoutworkarethemenwhoworkthehardest.Don'tbeafraidofkillingyourselfwithoverwork.Itisbeyondyourpowertodothatonthesunnysideofthirty.Theydiesometimes,butitisbecausetheyquitworkatsixintheevening,anddonotgohomeuntiltwointhemorning.It'stheintervalthatkills,myson.Theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyourmeals;itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers,itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday.Thereareyoungmenwhodonotwork,buttheworldisnotproudofthem.Itdoesnotknowtheirnames,evenitsimplyspeaksofthemas“oldSo-and-So'sboy”.Nobodylikesthem,thegreat,busyworlddoesn'tknowthattheyarethere.Sofindoutwhatyouwanttobeanddo,andtakeoffyourcoatandmakeadustintheworld.Thebusieryouare,thelessharmyouwillbeapttogetinto,thesweeterwillbeyoursleep,thebrighterandhappieryourholidays,andthebettersatisfiedwilltheworldbewithyou.—RobertJonesBurdetteNOTESsonn.:youngman年輕人havetov.phr.\must必須pickn.\asharp-pointedirontoolusedindigging鋤頭wheel-barrow〃.：asmallvehiclewithonewheelandtwohandles,usedformovingsmallloads手推車asetofbooksn.phr.:asetofaccounts——套帳簿ditchn.:achanneldugintheground溝paper〃.：newspaper報紙auctionn.:apublicsaleinwhichgoodsaresoldtothehighestbidder拍賣funnya.:interesting有趣的overwork〃.：toomuchwork工作過勞onthesunnysideofthirtyprep.phr.:belowthirtyyearsofage三十歲以內quitv.:stop停止intervaln:thetimebetweenevents間隔時間theworkgivesyouanappetiteforyoumeals=theworksharpensyourdesireforfood工作會增加你的食欲itlendssoliditytoyourslumbers=theworkmakesyousleepsoundly工作會使你安然入睡itgivesyouaperfectandgratefulappreciationofaholiday=theworkmakesyouhaveagoodenjoymentofaholidaywithmuchsatisfaction工作會使你心滿意足地享受假日theworldisnotproudofthem=theworlddosenotfeelitselfgreatlyhonoredbythem這世界并不以有他們為榮So-and-So//.:acertainperson某人findoutv.phr.:thinkclearly;understand想清楚；明了takeoffyourcoatv.phr.:keepupyourspirits脫下你的外衣，意即提起你的精神makeadustintheworldv.phr.:becomeprominentintheworld.揚名于世the...the...conj.phr.:byhowmuchbysomuch.愈….愈..??apttogetintoa.phr.:liabletosuffer.易于遭受thebrighterandhappieryourholidays=thebrighterandhappierwillbeyourholidays.EarlyRisingGetup,littlesisters;themorningisbright,Andthebirdsareallsingingtowelcomethelight.Thebudsareallopening;thedew'sontheflower;Ifyoushakebutabranch,see,therefallsashower.Bythesideoftheirmothers,look,underthetrees,Howtheyounglambsareskippingaboutastheyplease;Andbyallthoseringsonthewater,Iknow,Thefishesaremerrilyswimmingbelow.Thebee,Idaresay,hasbeenlongonthewing,Togethoneyfromeveryflowerofspring;Forthebeeneveridles,butlaborsallday,Thinkingtoworkisbetterthantoplay.Thelark'ssinginggaily,itlovesthebrightsun,Andrejoicesthatnowthegayspringhasbegun.Forthespringissocheerful,Ithink'twouldbewrong,Ifwedidnotfeelhappytohearthelark'ssong.Getup;fbrwhenallthingsaremerryandglad,Goodchildrenshouldneverbylazyorsad.ForGodgivesusdaylight,dearsisters,thatweMayrejoicelikethelark,andmayworklikethebee.NOTESdew's=dewisbutad,:only僅showern.\ashortfallofrain陣雨skip(ping)v.:jump(ing);leap(ing)lightly 也K躍onthewingprep,phr.:flying在飛lark's=larkisgailytzJv.:merrily快樂地rejoicev.:beglad;behappy欣喜；快樂,twould=itwoulddaylight〃.:daytime 日間；白晝ChoiceofCompanionsAgoodcompanionisbetterthanafortune1,forafortunecannotpurchasethoseelementsofcharacterwhichmakecompanionshipsablessing3.Thebestcompanionisonewhoiswiserandbetterthanourselves,forweareinspired4byhiswisdomandvirtue5tonoblerdeeds.Keepgoodcompany6,andyoushallbeoneofthenumber,saidGeorgeHerbert7."Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps8/9Charactermakescharacterintheassociationsoflife9fasterthananythingelse.Thisfactmakesthechoiceofcompanionsinearlylifemoreimportanteventhanthatofteachersandguardians.10Companionshipiseducation,goodorbad;itdevelopsmanhoodorwomanhood,11highorlow;itliftsthesoulupwardordragsitdownward;itministersto-virtueorvice.Sowvirtue,andtheharvestwillbevirtue.Sowvice,andtheharvestwillbevice.Goodcompanionshelpustosowvirtue;evilcompanionshelpustosowvice.—WilliamMakepeaceThayerNOTESfortunen.\agreatdealofmoneyorproperty錢貝才companionshipn.\association;friendship交友；友誼blessingn.:happiness幸福inspiredv.:encouraged鼓舞；激勵virtuen.:moralgoodness美德。keepgoodcompanyv.phr.:associatewithgoodmen結交好人GeorgeHerbert(1593-1633):anEnglishpoet赫伯特，英國詩人thecompanyhekeeps=thepersonswithwhomheassociateshimself所結交的人61associationsoflifen.phr.:society社交guardian〃.：onewhoguardsorcaresforanotherperson監護人manhoodorwomanhoodn.\characterofamanorawoman人品ministertov.phr.:givehelpto;contributeto助成FranknessFranknessisthechildofhonestyandcourage.Sayjustwhatyoumeantodo,oneveryoccasion-.Ifafriendasksafavor3,youshouldgrant4it,ifitisreasonable5;ifnot,tellhimplainly6whyyoucannot.Youwouldwrong7himandwrongyourselfbyequivocation8ofanykind.Neverdoawrongthingtomakeafriendorkeepone.Themanwhorequiresyoutodosoisdearlypurchasedatasacrifice.Dealkindlybutfirmlywith9allyourclassmates.Youwillfinditthepolicywhichwears10best.Aboveall",donotappeartootherswhatyouarenot.[2 . ? ?Ifyouhaveanyfaulttofindwithanyone,tellhim,notothers,ofwhatyoucomplain.Thereisnomoredangerousexperiment13thanthatofundertaking14todoonethingbeforeaman'sfaceandanotherbehindhisback.Weshouldsayanddonothingtotheinjury15ofanyone.Itisnotonlyamatterofprinciple16,butalsothepathofpeaceandhonor.—RobertE.LeeNOTESfranknessn.:candidness;outspokenness坦白；率直occasionn.\timelyopportunity時機favorn.\kindness;friendlyregard恩惠；眷顧grantv.:allow;give允許；給reasonablea.:proper;rational正當的；合理的plainlyad.:frankly坦白地wrongv.:doinjusticeto得罪equivocationn.:usingexpressionsofuncertainmeaning支吾其辭dealwithv.phr.:treat對待wearv.:endure持久aboveallad.phr.:morethanall;aboveeverythingelse最要者haveanyfaulttofindwithv.phr.:criticizeunfavorably;blame指摘；責備experimentn.\practicaltest試驗undertaking(undertake)v.:promising(promise)允許injury〃.：damage損害principlen.\moralprinciples節操；道義HomeWhatmakesahome?Loveandsympathy1andconfidence.2Itisaplacewherekindlyaffections3existamongallthemembersofthefamily.Theparentstakegoodcareoftheirchildren,andthechildrenareinterestedintheactivities4oftheirparents.Thusallofthemareboundtogetherbyaffection5,andtheyfindtheirhometobethecheeriestplaceintheworld.Ahomewithoutloveisnomoreahomethan6abodywithoutasoulisaman.Everycivilized7personisasocialbeing.8Nooneshouldlivealone.Amanmaylead9asuccessfulandprosperous10life,butprosperity11alonecanbynomeans12insurehappiness.Manygreatpersonages13intheworldhistoryhaddeepaffectionsfortheirhomes.Yourhomemaybepoorandhumble,butyourdutyliesthere.Youshouldtrytomakeitcheerfulandcomfortable.Thegreaterthedifficulties,the14richerwillbeyourreward.Ahomeismorethan15afamilydwelling.16Itisaschoolinwhichpeoplearetrainedforcitizenship.17Amanwillnotrendergoodservicetolshiscountryifhecandonothinggoodfor19hishome;forinproportionas20heloveshishome,willhelovehiscountry.Thehomeisthebirthplace21oftruepatriotism.22Itisthesecret23ofsocialwelfareandnationalgreatness.Itisthebasisandoriginofcivilization.NOTESsympathyn.\fellow-feeling同情confidencen.:firmtrust信任affection(s)n.:tenderfeeling(s);love深情activityn.:action活動affectionn.:love情愛；愛nomore...thancon/,p/ir.:just...as只不過是???；正如???civilizeda.:cultured文明的；有教養的beingn.:person人leadv.:live過(生活)prosperousa.:favorable;wealthy順利的；富裕的prosperityn.:success;wealth成功；富裕bynomeansad.phr.:certainlynot決不greatpersonagesphr.:greatmen偉人the...theconj.phr.:byhowmuch...bysomuch愈…愈…morethanconj.phr.\moresignificantthan.其意義尤甚于dwellingn.\ahousetolivein住宅；寓所citizenshipn.\conditionofbeingacitizen公民資格renderservicetov.phr.:serve對???效勞goodfora.phr.\beneficialto有益于inproportionasconj.phr.:tothedegreethat與.??成比例birthplace/?.:placeofone'sbirthorofathing'sorigin誕生地；起源地patriotismn.:loveandsupportofone'scountry;spiritofapatriot愛國心、；愛國精“申secretn.:hiddenreasonorexplanation秘訣PeaceTodayweseekamoralbasis1forpeace.Itcannotbearealpeaceifitfailsto2recognize3brotherhood4.Itcannotbealastingpeaceifthefruitofitisoppressionorstarvation5,orcrueltyorhumanlifedominatedbyarmedcamps6.Itcannotbeasoundpeaceifsmallnationsmustliveinfearofpowerfulneighbors.Itcannotbeamoralpeaceiffreedomfrominvasion7issoldfortribute8.Itcannotbeanintelligentpeaceifitdenies9freepassageto10thatknowledgeofthoseidealswhichpermitmentofindcommonground.11Itcannotbearighteous12peaceifworship13ofGodisdenied.Peace,nolessthan14war,mustofferaspiritofcomradeship,15aspiritofachievement,aspiritofunselfishness,andindomitable16willtovictory.Peacecanendureonlysolongas1'humanityreallyinsistsupon1sit,andiswillingtoworkforitandsacrificeforit.—FranklinD.RooseveltNOTESmoralbasisn.phr.:spiritualfoundation精神基礎failtov.phr,:beunableto不能recognizev.:admit承認brotherhoodn.:fraternity兄弟之愛；人類博愛starvationn.\sufferingfromhunger"L餓dominatedbyarmedcampsv.phr.:controlledbyarmedforces為武力所支ft1freedomfrominvasionn.phr.:freedomexemptfromaggression免于侵略的自由soldfortributev.phr,:soldasanoffering當作獻禮出賣denyv.:refuse拒絕freepassageton.phr.:thewaythatleadstothefreedomof;freelysecuring通往???的自由之路，意即自由獲取commongroundn.phr.:commonfoundation,implyingequalstandpoint共同基礎，有平等立足點之意righteousa.:just正義的worshipn.:reverence崇拜；崇敬nolessthanconj.phr.:justas正如comradeshipn.:goodfellowship友誼indomitablea.:unyielding不屈不撓的solongasconj.phr.:ifonly祇要insist(up)onv.phr.:persistin堅持DutyTheverybestkindofmandoeswhathnoughttodo.Thereisbutonecowardice1;itisnotdoingone'sduty.Thereisbutonefailure,thefailuretodischargeanobligation.2Thereisbutonesin,3notdoingwhatoneoughttodo.ThebiggestwordinthelanguageisDUTY.Themanwhokeepsitbrightwithinhim4isarealman.Thereissomuchofthesuperfluous5amongus,andsomuchgoodnessthatisbutinterestingmeanness.Itisbettertobehonestthantobeattractive.6Itisbettertobeloyal7thantobeafectionate.8Itisbettertotellthetruththantolieentertainingly.9Itisbettertohavealittleefficiency10thanalotof11knowledge.Itisbettertoearnyourliving12andtakeyourselfoffotherpeople'sback13thantobeasaint14ora. 15genius.Itisbettertodoonegoodactthantospeakmanygoodwords.Oneearneddollarisworthmorethanathousandgiventoyou.Thosepersonswholovetodoeverythinggoodbutthat16whichtheirdutyrequiresareindeedfoolishanddespicable.17, 18 io ??? ? 20 ? ? ?Dutyistheeggofallgoodness.Withoutitreligionishypocrisy,loveispoison,activityuseless,kindnesscruelty,21andeverygoodqualityisaredapplefullofworm22meat.—F.CraneNOTEScowardice〃.：lackofcourage懦怯thefailuretodischargeanobligationn.phr.:nottoperformaduty不盡責sinn.:aseriousfailure罪過keepsitbrightwithinhimv.phr.\keepsdutyconspicuousinhismind責任顯然在心'superfluousa.:needless;unnecessary不必要的attractivea:engaging;pleasing動人的；令人喜愛的loyala.:trueandfaithful忠誠的affectionatea.:loving;tender親愛的；親切的entertaininglyad.:amusingly悅人地；有趣地efficiencyn.:capability才能alotofa.phr.:much許多的earnyourlivingv.phr.:makeyourliving;obtainyourlivelihood自行謀生takeyourselfoffotherpeople'sbackv.phr.\notdependonothers不依賴他人saint〃.：aholyperson圣人geniusn.apersonwithuncommonintellectualfaculties天才butthatconj.phr.:exceptthething除???之事外despicablea.:contemptible可鄙的eggn.\root;source根源goodnessn.:virtue美德hypocrisy〃.：pretenseofvirtueorgoodness偽善activityuseless,kindnesscruelty=activityisuseless,kindnessiscruelty.wormy。.：eatenbyworms蟲蛀的FacetheObstaclesIpreach1toyou,mycountrymen,thatourcountrycallsnotfor2thelifeofease,3butforthelifeofstrenuousendeavor.4Thetwentiethcenturylooms5beforeusbigwiththefateofmanynations.Ifwestandidlyby,6ifweseekmerelyswollen,7slothful8easeandignoble9peace,ifweshrinkfrom10thehardcontests11wheremenmustwinatthehazardof12theirlivesandattheriskof13alltheyholddear,thenthebolderandstrongerpeoplewillpassby14usandwillwinforthemselvesthedomination15oftheworld.Letusthereforeboldlyfacethelifeofstrife,resolute16todoourdutywellandmanfully;17, 1Qresolutetoupholdrighteousnessbydeedandbyword;resolutetobebothhonestandbrave,toservehighideals,yettousepracticalmethods.Aboveall,19letusnotshrinkfromstrife,moralorphysical,withinorwithoutthenation,provided20wearecertainthestrifeisjustified21;foritisonlythroughstrife,throughhardanddangerousendeavor,thatweshallultimately22winthegoaloftruenationalgreatness.—TheodoreRooseveltNOTESpreachv.:giveearnestadvice勸導callforv.phr.:demand;require要求;需要lifeofeasen.phr,:comfortablelife安逸的生活lifeofstrenuousendeavorn,phr.:industriouslife勤奮的生活loomv.:appearindistinctly隱現standidlybyv.phr.:tobeinactivespectators袖手旁觀swollen(p.p.ofswell)a.:excessive過度的slothfula.:lazy;indolent怠隋的ignoblea.:dishonorable;shameful不名譽的；可恥的shrinkfromv.phr.:drawbackfrom;flinchfrom退縮；畏縮hardcontestsn.phr.:arduousstruggle艱苦的奮斗atthehazardofprep.phr.:runtheriskof冒???之險attheriskofprep,phr.:staking以…為賭注passbyv.phr.:disregard不顧dominationn.:control;rule統治resolutea.:bedetermined堅決的manfullyad.:bravely剛勇地upholdrighteousnessbydeedandbywordn.phr.:supportjusticebyactionandbyspeech以言行維護正義aboveallad.phr.:aboveeverythingelse;mostimportantofall尤要者；最要者providedconj.:onconditionthat;incase假若justifieda.:provedtoberight證明為正當ultimatelyad.:finally;atlast最后OnKnowledgeThereisadifferencebetweenknowledgeandwisdom,butwithouttheonetheothercannotbegained.Wecannothaveaharvestofwheatwithoutseedandskillofcultivation1.Knowledgeistherootofwisdom;wisdomistheripefruitofknowledge.Theloveofknowledgehasbeencharacteristic2ofmostgreatmen.Theynotonlylovedknowledgebuttheywerewillingtoworkhardtoattainit.Whenamanwinssuccess,peoplesay,“HeisageniuButtherealcauseforhissuccesswasthattheloveofknowledgeledto4theefforttoobtainit.Usefulknowledgeistheknowledgewhichisofbenefitto5ourselvesandtoothers,andthatisthemostimportantwhichisthemostuseful.Itisthebeliefofmanypeoplethatknowledgeisbetterthanriches6,andthatitspossession7bringsmorecomforttotheownerthananythingelse.Thepowerofintellectualknowledge8,withouttheownerofmoralprinciple9,oftentendstol()evil.Characteristhecriterion"ofknowledge.Notwhatamanhas12,butwhatheis13,isthequestion.Thequalityofsoulismorethan14thequantityofinformation15.Ifwehavenoblepurpose,ourintellectualattainments16willnaturallyturntovisitedvariouspartsofmyowncountry—visitedvariouspartsofmyowncountry—themightylakes,likeoceansofliquidsilver;the—W.F.MarkwickandW.A.SmithNOTEScultivationn.\tilling種植。characteristica.\indicatingthecharacterof表明…的特性。geniusn.:apersonwithuncommonintellectualfaculties天才led(ptoflead)tov.phr.:giveriseto;caused弓I起；導致ofbenefittoa.phr.:goodfor有利于；有益于。richesn.:wealth財富。possessionn.\holding保有。intellectualknowledgen.phr.\knowledge智識。moralprinciplen.phn:morality道德。tendtov.phr.:leadto導致criterionn.:standardofjudgment判斷的標準。whatamanhas=aman'sknowledge一個人的學識。whatheis=hischaracter他的品格。morethanconj.phr.\moreimportantthan較...重要。informationn.:knowledge知識；見聞。attainment(s)n.\achievement(s)造i旨。turntov.phr.:resultin;leadto終歸；導致Irving"sAccountofHimselfIwasalwaysfondofvisitingnewscenesandobservingstrangecharactersandmanners.2EvenwhenamerechildIbeganmytravels,andmademanytoursofdiscoveryintoforeignparts3andunknownregionsofmynativecity.AsIgrewintoboyhood,Iextendedtherangeofmyobservations.Myholidayafternoonswerespentinrambles4aboutthesurroundingcountry.Imademyselffamiliarwithallitsplacesfamousinhistoryorfable.5Ivisitedtheneighboringvillages,andaddedgreatlytomystockofknowledgebynotingtheirhabitsandcustoms,andconversingwiththeirsagesandgreatmen.Ievenjourneyedonelongsummer'sdaytothesummit6ofthemostdistanthill,fromwhenceIstretchedmyeyeovermanyamileofTerraIncognita,7andwasastonishedtofindhowfastaglobeIinhabited.Thisramblingpropensitystrengthenedwithmyyears.Booksofvoyagesandtravelsbecamemypassion10;and,indevouringtheircontents,mountains,withtheirbrightaerialtints;thevalleys,teeming17withwildfertility;thetremendous18cataracts,19thunderingintheirsolitudes20;theboundlessplains,wavingwithwildspontaneous21verdure;thebroad,deeprivers,rollinginsolemnsilencetotheocean;thetrackless22forests,whereIneglectedtheregularexercisesoftheschool.Howwistfully12mountains,withtheirbrightaerialtints;thevalleys,teeming17withwildfertility;thetremendous18cataracts,19thunderingintheirsolitudes20;theboundlessplains,wavingwithwildspontaneous21verdure;thebroad,deeprivers,rollinginsolemnsilencetotheocean;thetrackless22forests,wherevegetation23putsforth24allitsmagnificence25;theskies,kindling26withthemagicofsummercloudsandglorioussunshine.NeverneedanAmericanlookbeyondhisowncountryforthesublimeandbeautifulofnaturalscenery.—WashingtonIrvingNOTESIrving:WashingtonIrving(1783-1859),aneminentAmericanwriter.歐文，美國名作家。mannersn.:habitsandcustoms;prevailingcustomsofapeople風俗習'慣。foreignpartsn.phr.:remoteplaces偏僻的地方。ramblen.:roam;stroll漫游。fablelegendarytales傳說。summitn.\thehighestpoint;top頂巔；絕頂。TerraIncognita(Latin):unknownland未發現的地方(拉丁文)propensity〃.：inclination性癖。strengthenwithmyyearsv.phr.:everpromotewithmyage與年俱進。passion〃.：objectoflove;thatwhichcommandsdeepinterest酷愛之物。devour(ing)theircontentsv.phr.:read(ing)suchbookswitheagerness愛讀這類書籍。wistfullyad.:longingly渴望地。pierheadn.\wharf碼頭。boundtov.phr.:tobedestinedfor開往。climen.:region(poetic)地方(多用于詩中)waftmyselfinimaginationtotheendsoftheearth=carrymyselfinfancytotheendsoftheearth神往天涯teeminga.:bounding充滿tremendousa.:wonderful驚人的cataractn.:greatwaterfall大瀑布solituden.\lonelyplace寂寞的地方spontaneousa.:growingnaturallywithoutcultivation自生的tracklessa.:untrodden無人跡的vegetationn.\plantsingeneral植物；草木putforthv.phr.:topresenttonotice表現magnificencen.:grandness;splendidness莊嚴；華麗kindlinga.:becomingbright顯有光輝的YouareWhatYouDoIfthepasthastaughtusanythingitisthateverycausebringsitseffect,everyactionhasaconsequence1.Thisthought,inmyopinion,2isthemoralfoundation3oftheuniverse4;itappliesequallyinthisworldandthenext5.WeChinesehaveasaying6:"Ifamanplantsmelons,hewillreapmelons;ifhesowsbeans,hewillreapbeans.7?,Andthisistrueofeveryman'slife:goodbegetsgood,andevilleadstoevil8.Trueenough,thesunshinesonthesaint9andthesinner10alike,andtoooftenitseemsthatthewicked11waxandprosper12.Butwecansaywithcertitude13that,withtheindividual14aswiththenation,theflourishing15ofthewickedisanillusion16,for,unceasingly17,lifekeepsbooksonusallls.Intheend,19weAreallthesumtotal20ofouractions.Character21cannotbecounterfeited22,norcanitbeputon2'andcastoff24asifitwereagarment25tomeetthewhimofthemoment26.Likethemarkingsonwood27whichareingrained28intheveryheartofthetree,characterrequirestimeandnurture29forgrowthanddevelopment.Thusalso,daybyday30,wewriteourowndestiny31,forinexorably32webecomewhatwedo.This,Ibelieve,isthesupremelogic33andthelawoflife.一MaylingSoongNOTESconsequencen.:result結果inmyopinionprep,phr.:Ithink我認為moralfoundationn.phr.\spiritualbasis精神基礎universe〃.：theworld宇宙thenextn.phr.:thefutureworld將來的世界saying〃.：popularphrase俗話“Ifamanplantsmelons,hewillreapmelons;ifhesowsbeans,hewillreapbeans"=Onewillreapasonehassown.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆goodbegetsgood,andevilleadstoevil=Goodproducesgood,andevilproducesevil.善有善報,惡有惡報saint〃.：aholyperson圣人sinnern.:onewhosins罪人thewickedn.phr.\badmen惡人waxandprospern.phr.:beself-satisfiedandprosperous志得意滿saywithcertitudev.phr.:saywithcertainty斷言individualn.:asingleperson個人flourish(ing)v.:prosper(ing)得志illusionn.:unrealimage幻象unceasinglyad.:continually不斷地lifekeepsbooksonusall=lifekeepsaccountsofmeritsandfaultsonallofus生命對于我們大家都保有功過記錄intheendad.phr.\atlast最后。sumtotaltotalamount總和；總結果charactern.:man^nature本性。counterfeitv.:forge;pretend偽造putonv.:bedressedin穿上castoffv.phr.:takeoff脫去garmentn.:dress衣月艮meetthewhimofthemoment=tosatisfytheoddfancyordesireofthemoment滿足——時的奇想27.markingsonwoodn.phr.:streaksofatree樹紋ingrainv.:deeplysinkinto深入nurturen.:rearing;education養育；教養daybydayad.phr.:dayafterday逐日destinyn.\fate命運inexorablyad,:surely必然。supremelogic幾phr.:highestreasoning最高的邏輯。NapoleonBonaparte1Napoleonwasamanwho,ineachmomentandemergency,knewwhattodonext.Fewmenhaveanynext;theylivefromhandtomouth;'withoutplan,and,aftereachaction,waitforanimpulse4fromabroad，.Napoleonhadbeenthefirstmanoftheworld,ifhisendshadbeenpurelypublic.Hewasfirm,sure,self-denying6,self-postponing,7sacrificingeverythingtohisaim-money,troops,generals,andhisownsafetyalso;notmisled8,lifecommonadventurers9,bythesplendor10ofhisownmeans11,"Incidents12oughtnottogovernpolicy,Mhesaid,“butpolicyincendents1Hisvictorieswereonlysomanydoors,andheneverforamomentlostsightof11hiswayonward",inthedazzle16anduproar17ofthepresentcircumstance.Heknewwhattodo,andheflewtohismark18.Intheplentitudeofhisresources19,everyobstacleseemedtovanish20."ThereshallbenoAlps21/9hesaid;andhebuilthisperfectroad,climbingbygradedgalleries22theirsteepest23precipices24,untilItalywasasopentoParisasanytowninFrance.Havingdecidedwhatwastobedone,hedidthatwithmightandmain.Hefoughtsixtybattles.Hehadneverenough.Eachvictorywasanewweapon.<6Mypowerwouldfall,wereInottosupportitbynewachievements26.Conquest27hasmademewhatIam,andconquestmust???28 ,,maintainme.BeforehefoughtabattleBonapartethoughtlittleaboutwhatheshoulddoincaseof29successbutagreatdealaboutwhatheshoulddoincaseofreverseoffortune30.Thesameprudence31andgoodsense32markedallhisbehavior33.—RalphWaldoEmersonNOTES1.NapoleonBonaparte(1769-1821):Frenchgeneralandemperor(1804-1815)拿破侖，法國皇帝2.emergencyn.:asuddenandurgentoccasiondemandingimmediateaction緊急之際livefromhandtomouthv.phr.:liveimprovidently不慮后事impulsen.\push推動fromabroadprep.phr.:fromoutside夕卜界的self-denyingself-controlled克己的self-postponinga.:treatinghimselfasinferior,inimportancetoanother虛己彳寺人的misled(pasttenseofmislead)v.:ledintothewrongway;givenawrongidea導入歧途；生錯誤思想adventurern.:personwhoseeksadventures冒險者splendorn:.glory;brilliancy榮耀；顯赫meansn.:status身份；地位incidentn.:casualhappening偶然事件“butpolicyincident”="butpolicyoughttogovernincidents”lostsighofv.phr.\ceasedtosee看不見hiswayonwardn.phr.:thewayaheadofhim他前面的路dazzlen.:bewilderment;confusion迷亂；紛亂uproarn,:tumult擾攘。flewtohismarkv.phr,:attainedhisend達到他的目的intheplentitudeofhisresourcesprep,phr.:underhiswits在他的多才多智之下vanishv.:disappear;passaway消失；消滅Alps/7.:amountainsysteminSouthEurope阿爾卑斯山galleryn.\longnarrowpassage狹長之通道steepa.:slopinggreatly峻山肖的precipicen.:cliff懸崖;絕壁withmightandmainad.phr.\withallhismight傾全力achievement〃.：somethingdonesuccessfully成就conquest〃.：victory勝利maintainv.:support支持incaseofprep,phr.:intheeventof倘若reverseoffortunen.phr.:badfortune逆運prudencen.:caution謹慎goodsensen.phr.\practicalwisdom;goodunderstandingandsoundjudgment見識behaviorn.:conduct行為TheManandtheOpportunityThelackofopportunityisevertheexcuseofaweak,vacillating-mind.Opportunities!Everylifeisfullofthem.Everylessoninschoolorcollegeisanopportunity.Everyexaminationisachanceinlife.Everybusinesstransaction3isanopportunity,anopportunitytobepolite,anopportunitytobemanly4,anopportunitytobehonest,anopportunitytomakefriends.Everyproofofconfidence5inyouisagreatopportunity.Everyresponsibilitythrustupon6yourstrengthandyourhonorispriceless7.Existence8istheprivilege9ofeffort,andwhenthatprivilegeismetlikeaman,opportunitiestosucceed10alongthelineofyouraptitude"willcomefasterthanyoucanusethem.Youngmenandwomen,whydoyoustandhereallthedayidle?Wasthelandalloccupiedbeforeyouwereborn?Hastheearthceasedtoyield12itsincrease13?Aretheseatsalltaken?thepositions14allfilled?thechancesallgone?Aretheresources15ofyo